I want to rest a bit - 13
Now, there's a robber in front of me.
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"Here, water..."
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"Ah, thanks."
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I'm sitting across from the robber, with a table spread out on the floor.
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"So... you're from Abydos...?"
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"Yeah."
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It's ridiculous that she didn't just happen to be riding by, but instead biked all the way here from Abydos just because she had a feeling...
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"By the way, why are you still at school at this hour...?"
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Right.
It's past 9 PM now.
School should be long over, and diligent children in a new country should be asleep.
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But even if Abydos is far from here, school shouldn't have even started yet, so why was she still here at this time?
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"Oh, that's right."
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"...?"
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"I'll be going now. I just remembered I have things to do..."
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"Ah, okay... See you..."
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And with that, Shiroko left.
I didn't expect her to leave so easily, which makes me even more uneasy.
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I need to sleep soon.
I have to grow even a little bit.
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I have no intention of joining the shorty line completed by Hoshino, Hina, Neru, and Cherino.
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I still believe I can grow.
Though I still don't know how old I am...
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So I went to sleep.
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I was so mentally and physically exhausted that I fell asleep easily.
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I liked the feel of the soft cat doll beside me.
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Chirp-chirp-
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Morning came.
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"Ugh..."
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Stretching and enjoying the refreshing sunlight...
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"Agh! My eyes!"
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It was so bright that I immediately closed the curtains again.
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Today, I'll be having my first lesson with Sensei.
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It seems like it'll be mentally draining, but let's see how I can endure it.
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Even though I'm not a full time student.
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I chose the most comfortable clothes from the ones I bought yesterday and headed to the Sanctum Tower.
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I arrived at the Sanctum Tower and tried to enter.
I tried to enter, but...
Do I still not have permission?
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Buzz-!
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-I've set your access rights this morning!
9:01 AM
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I finally got the access rights...
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[Aoi Nito, access rights confirmed.]
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So my last name is Aoi.
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I learned a surname I didn't even know I had.
Passing by Sora, who was preparing to open Angel 24 (she had a really bright smile on her face when I greeted her), and happily opened the door to the Schale office and went in.
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But it wasn't just Sensei inside...
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"Eh?"
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"Huh?"
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"Oh, you're here, Nito."
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Yuuka was there too.
Why is she here...?
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So, now,
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"Sensei? Who is this...?"
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"Ah, right. Let me introduce you. This is Aoi Nito, whom Schale is taking care of. She hasn't even entered high school yet, so please be kind to her."
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"Ah, hello Nito."
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"......"
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"Haha... Nito seems a bit shy..."
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Yuuka looked downcast.
Poor thing.
It's a bit strange for the person who caused this to think that, though.
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"Ah! Then..."
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Sensei suddenly seemed to have an idea.
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"Yuuka, could you help me?"
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"Yes? What is it...?"
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"I need to give Nito some lessons."
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"Um... Okay..."
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She doesn't seem confident.
It seems she's bothered that I didn't respond to her greeting earlier.
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It was just that I was surprised...
Seeing her so disheartened makes me feel terribly sorry.
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"Nito, is that okay?"
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"Yes, no, yes. It's fine."
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Yuuka's expression brightened compared to before.
That's a relief.
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She feels a bit more at ease now.
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As the lesson began...
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"Here, you need to apply this formula and transform it like this."
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"Ugh..."
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"For that problem, it's easier if you substitute the given numbers."
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"Blegh..."
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It was hell.
There's really no time to breathe.
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The president is smiling.
She's smiling very, very brightly.
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I know that Yuuka is an elite among elites, a model student who's good at studying and handling tasks.
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So I expected the lesson to be somewhat difficult.
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But... this is too much.
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After explaining a concept, Yuuka creates problems on the spot and gives them to me, each one high-level.
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It's not that I can't solve them, and if I rack my brains and think hard, I can, but it's driving me crazy.
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"J-just... let me... rest a bit..."
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"No. Let's just finish this part and then rest."
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Sensei looked at me sympathetically.
I looked at the piles of documents next to Sensei with a look of shared understanding.
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"Haa-" "Haa-"
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We sympathized with each other's plight but realizing that we were both in the same boat, we sighed deeply.
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"Okay, so this part..."
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After the sigh, only the sound of Sensei processing documents and Yuuka diligently teaching remained.
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"Sensei, I'll be leaving now. Goodbye."
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"Okay, see you, Yuuka. Nito, you should say goodbye too, right?"
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"Ugh... bye..."
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I slumped onto the sofa, exhausted.
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If I have lessons like this in the future, what will I gain?
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Nothing but escaping that suspicious president.
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Even then, it's not much different from listening to the lessons next to an even worse Sensei.
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"Yaaawn... Teacher, I'll be going now..."
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"Oh, okay... See you..."
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"Yeah..."
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Ah, I should buy some bullets and snacks from Angel 24 on the way.
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"Euuugh... haa... I didn't expect to have lessons all of a sudden... But Nito was really cute..."
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Huh?
Yuuka is in front of me.
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She's saying something, but I can't hear it well.
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Is she on the phone?
No...
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"Yuuka...?"
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"Wah?! Nito?!"
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"What were you doing there...?"
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"Huh?! Nothing!"
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Nothing?
Hmm...
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"Really...? Then I'll be going."
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"Yeah... See you, Nito..."
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I passed by the standing Yuuka and went to the convenience store.
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When I told Sora I didn't know what kind of bullets to buy, she took my gun and brought out the right bullets from the storage.
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I also bought a regular cup of ramen and headed home.
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The streets on the way home were already tinted with the orange hues of the sunset.
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Today was a pretty good day.
I learned some things about myself (though I suspected it to some extent, finding out I'm a middle schooler was truly awful),
I got lessons from the legal wife Yuuka,
And I found out what kind of bullets I use.
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My steps home were light.
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Buzz-!
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-Nito! It's me, the one you met at the game center...
6:45 PM
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Oh, right.
We exchanged contact information last time.
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-Yeah, I remember. What's up?
6:45 PM
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-Actually! There's a Kivotos game expo coming up, want to come? The entrance ceremony is next week!
6:46 PM
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There's something like that...
Wait, the entrance ceremony is next week?
But I'm a middle schooler, not a high schooler this year?
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-Yeah, okay Momoi. Where should we meet tomorrow?
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Anyway, I agreed since I didn't have anything else to do that day.
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I could feel Momoi's excitement through Momotalk.
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I have a feeling something will happen tomorrow too, but if it's going to happen, I hope it's something harmless and fun.
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